For a Bor Restoration franchise, who must complete the initial training program?
Bor_Restoration Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
For the first franchise that you buy, you (if you are a sole proprietor or are the sole equity owner of the business-entity franchisee), your "Designated Manager," or your "Principal Operator" (if you are a business-entity franchisee with more than one equity owner) must attend and complete initial training (Initial Training) to our reasonable satisfaction. You may also have one additional trainee (for a total of 2). At least one of the two must complete Initial Training before you open. You will then have no more than 365 days after the Opening Date to send a second trainee to Initial Training. If each Person completes Initial Training as described here, there will be no tuition. If, however, you send a person after the 365 days, Initial Training will be offered at our then-current Additional Training Fee.
If one of the two people who attend Initial Training before opening fails to pass Initial Training, the person will be allowed to take it again at the next available class. There will be no tuition charged for this, but you will pay for travel, room, and board. If this person fails to pass the second time, the person will not be permitted to provide any Services requiring completion of the Initial Training. If the two people who take Initial Training before opening fail to complete the training to our reasonable satisfaction, both will be permitted to take it the second time for no additional tuition. If they both fail to pass Initial Training the second time, we have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement, except that all restrictive and other covenants of the Franchise Agreement that must survive termination in order to remain enforceable will so survive.
Source: Item 15 — Obligation to Participate in the Actual Operation of the Franchise Business (FDD pages 32–33)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bor Restoration's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, for the first franchise purchased, the franchisee must attend and complete initial training to the franchisor's satisfaction if they are a sole proprietor or the sole equity owner of the business-entity franchisee. If the franchisee is a business entity with more than one equity owner, then their Designated Manager or Principal Operator must attend and complete the initial training.
The Bor Restoration franchise allows for one additional trainee to attend the initial training, bringing the total to two people. At least one of these two individuals must complete the initial training before the franchise opens. The franchisee then has up to 365 days after the opening date to send a second trainee to the initial training. If training occurs after this 365-day window, an additional training fee will be applied.
If a person fails the initial training, they are allowed to retake it at the next available class without additional tuition, though the franchisee is responsible for travel, room, and board costs. However, if they fail the training a second time, they will not be permitted to provide any services that require completion of the initial training. If both people fail to complete the training to Bor Restoration's satisfaction after two attempts, Bor Restoration has the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement, although certain restrictive covenants will remain in effect.